Sunset on The Cliffs

... The areal photographs show the sandstone stacks lining the coast in the same blue water, contrasted with the brilliant green vegetation that runs to the cliffs. That's brilliant green, the bright red of the cliffs and the stacks, and the deep blue of the ...

... sluggish buggers is how high up you sit - it's nothing like being on a horse. It took a good twenty minutes to get to the cliffs (a trip that would likely take five by van), but the view across the vast landscape with its red cliffs and valleys was more ...

... of the south coast beaches. This was angry. The Atlantic was kicking arse. I loved it. It was out of control, pounding the cliffs beneath us like a woman scorned. It was that the whole bay was uninhabited.  Gimme this anyday of the week. The road ...

... and lances everywhere). Back to the hike. The views are like those of the Amalfi coast but you get to walk right on the edge of the cliffs (no broken bus seat). The water was rough and the sound of the crashing waves added to the entire experience. It ...

... I'm glad I got to do it. It's not as hard as you would think, but the super narrow roads don't make it any easier. The Cliffs of Moher are something that everyone has seen in pictures, but might not know what they are. They are jagged cliffs of rock ...

... me correct that…laughing with her! (Had to be there!) My highlight of the whole weekend though was definitely making it back to the Cliffs. I said when I was there in 2001 on that misty morning I would be back and working in Ireland....and I am!! It ...

... flowing traffic. The drive through the Barren was breathtaking. A beautiful blend of lime stone hills, green pastures, and blue beach front. The cliffs looked amazing on the drive but nothing prepared us for the view once we stepped up to the edge. The ...

... of dinosaur bones found there. After our initial explore we got dropped off at our Ger camp and walked back to the cliffs for sunset. The cliffs went a gorgeous orange colour in the setting sun and we arrived with just enough light to do some dinosaur ...

... the evening outside of map checks, fuel, and rest stops was at one rest area just at sunset to get pictures of the sunset and a rather interesting cloud formation. I took over driving again from there, and we continued on past other sites: the windmills, ...

We only had a few hours but the day was beautiful. The colors got a lot better latter in the day. Photoshop has crashed on my computer, so these are raw jpegs with no color correction. Once I get things working again I will post more pictures and crop the ...

... . Over the pass we drove on to Hahei.   After a forty-five minute walk along and down steep limestone cliffs we reached the idyllic beaches at Cathedral Cove. Two lovely bays are connected by the massive limestone archway with the clearest water ...

... . The only English phrases she knew where "I give good price" and "it looks very beautiful, nice with your eyes." The sunset bathed the hills in magenta tones as we caught a cab and dragged ourselves back to the hostel. Exhausted and happy, ...

... divers. We sailed along the coast and saw some red footed boobies, blue footed boobies and frigate birds nesting on some hillsides/cliffs. The frigate males have a red sac on their neck which they inflate to attract females and even at a distance you can ...

... . We do some menial work and get to eat the cold leftovers.  AYCE is lovely especially when there is also dessert. The sunset this evening was one to write home about. Absolutely spectacular with backlit clouds and everything. Today there were also a ...

... that I took the extra time, not just for the necklace, but for the village itself. The beach was lovely. On the first night the sunset was lovely, and people from the hostels and guest houses rushed down onto the beach to watch it. There was a little ...

... a great vastness lookout, below you are amazing mountain ranges and skies. we took lots of pictures of ourselves standing on the edge of cliffs, looking super hardcore, and the weather is finally looking a little sunnier, which is nice! The one thing ...

... , and the first woman to rule Egypt as King/Pharaoh. Her temple was apparently ruined by a rock fall from the surrounding cliffs (the setting is spectacular) and has since been extensively restored. The lower level is closed for restoration, so we visit ...

... ended up at the cliffs of Tsagaan Suvarya. These 30m high limestone cliffs were awesome, the views especially. After some scrambling around the cliffs, we headed for our Ger site and watched the sunset, also very impressive! Day 3 - Early start and more ...

... barefoot on a sandy beach and doing cart wheels. (Yaquina Bay) - Eating sandwiches on a rocky sea shore and observing huge waves hitting the cliffs. (Seal Rock State Park) - Seeing hundreds of seal on the rocks. (Close to Sea Lion Caves) - Dinner in High ...

... and some hybrids of both species) are abundant and there are a large number of birds that can be observed from the cliffs at the southern part of the island, including tropic birds and swallow-tailed gulls... how scientific!  We approached ...